Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

U.S. Army Sgt. Kelly Teschner, 1-228th Aviation Battalion crew chief, prepares for takeoff at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

A crew chief from the 1-228th Aviation Battalion looks for a rescue mannequin in Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

A medic from the 1-228th Aviation Battalion prepares to be lowered from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to retrieve a rescue mannequin in Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

A medic from the 1-228th Aviation Battalion climbs in to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after being lowered to retrieve a rescue mannequin in Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

U.S. Army Sgt. Kelly Teschner, 1-228th Aviation Battalion crew chief lowers a medic into Lake Yojoa to retrieve a rescue mannequin, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-228th Aviation Battalion circles around an area of Lake Yojoa looking for a rescue mannequin, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

A medic from the 1-228th Aviation Battalion holds on to a rescue mannequin as they are being hoisted into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

Published Dec. 19, 2014